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Overview
Set on the Texas Gulf Coast, award-winning author Jeff Abbott's suspenseful breakout novel is punctuated by a steamy Southern atmosphere, unforgettable characters, wicked humor, jolting plot twists, and a wry sensibility that's getting unqualified raves from his peers..."A wonderfully talented Southern writer." (New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb)
A Kiss Gone Bad rocks big time...pure, white-knuckled suspense. I read it in one sitting." (Harlan Coben, author of Tell No One)
"No one understands darkness at the heart of rural America better than Abbott, and A Kiss Gone Bad marks a major new direction in his career. The novels hits with all the power of a Texas thunderstorm." (Rick Riordan, author of The Last King of Texas)
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
When the black-sheep son of a senator is found dead aboard a yacht, there's plenty of pressure on rookie judge Whit Mosley to make his ruling without the usual inquest. Was it suicide, as the family claims? Or did an obsessed killer use the dead man as a pawn in a twisted game? One thing is certain. The closer the judge gets to the truth, the nearer he comes to exposing a viper's nest of drug lords, con artists and power-hungry sharks -- all of whom are out for blood. Only this time, the blood that's spilled could be Mosley's own….Oline Cogdill
Abbott proves that paperback originals can be synonymous with quality mystery fiction.—Florida Sun-Sentinel
Publishers Weekly
Tensions rise in Port Leo, Tex., when porn star Pete Hubble, the black sheep son of a senator, returns to uncover the secrets surrounding his brother's long-ago disappearance. Pete brings some heavy baggage with him, the least of which is his producer and girlfriend, Velvet Mojo. When Pete turns up dead, seemingly by his own hand, rookie Judge Whit Mosley and police detective Claudia Salazar open an investigation that may cost him the election and them their lives. Agatha and Macavity award-winner Abbott (Distant Blood) populates his narrative with a number of colorful characters including a pompous southern sheriff, a wrestler turned evangelist, a shadowy psychotic killer named Blade, a corrupt female senator and a delightful sidekick who sticks to his ethics even if they don't always coincide with judicial law. Despite the author's penchant for gauche one-liners ("I been in law enforcement thirty years, partner, and you're wet behind both ears and balls."), he offers fresh, original descriptions and well-written fistfights. This intricately woven, fast-moving mystery will keep readers guessing until the novel's final confrontation. (Oct. 9) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.Book Details
Published
October 10, 2001
Publisher
Onyx
Pages
416
Format
Paperbound
ISBN
9780451410108